Black Music Events &amp; Concerts

Jazz Jam Sessions at Wally’s Cafe

Every Tuesday · 7 PM · Next: Tue, Oct 6 Recurring

Wally's Cafe Jazz Club · Boston, MA

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Bright Moments Jam Session with Obasi Akoto

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · 7 PM

Keystone Korner Baltimore · Baltimore, MD

Ruthie Foster

Thursday, October 8, 2026 · 7:30 PM

The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts · Red Bank, NJ

Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival

Oct 9 to Oct 11, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Lafayette Square Park · New Orleans, LA

BILLIE & BEYOND featuring vocalist Kamilah

Friday, October 9, 2026 · 8 PM

The Billie Holiday Theatre · Brooklyn, NY

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Apollo Music Cafe: TheARTI$T

Friday, October 9, 2026 · 10 PM

The Apollo Stages at The Victoria · New York, NY

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Jazz at Drew 2026

Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 12 PM

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science · Los Angeles, CA

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Crank and Crabs

Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 4 PM

Pier Six Pavilion · Baltimore, MD

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Newark Arts Festival Presents An Evening with Durand Bernarr

Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 6 PM

The Newark Museum of Art · Newark, NJ

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Kermit Ruffins Saturdays at the Mother-in-Law Lounge

Every Saturday · 6 PM · Next: Sat, Oct 10 Recurring

Kermit's Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge · New Orleans, LA

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Gladys Knight

Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 8 PM

Borgata Event Center · Atlantic City, NJ

Monday Jam Sessions at the Blue Room

Every Monday · 7 PM · Next: Mon, Oct 12 Recurring

The Blue Room, American Jazz Museum · Kansas City, MO

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The Uptown Jazz Orchestra with John Gray

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans, LA

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Booker T. Jones at Alberta Rose Theatre

Friday, October 16, 2026 · 8 PM

Alberta Rose Theatre · Portland, OR

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Heartbeat Saturdays with DJ Smoke

Every Saturday · 11:30 AM · Next: Sat, Oct 17 Recurring

National Museum of African American Music · Nashville, TN

The Temptations & The Four Tops

Sunday, October 18, 2026 · 6:30 PM

State Theatre New Jersey · New Brunswick, NJ

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Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Sunday, October 18, 2026 · 7 PM

Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre, Count Basie Center for the Arts · Red Bank, NJ

Earshot Jazz Festival: Christian Sands Trio

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · 7:30 PM

LANGSTON (Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute) · Seattle, WA

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Lakecia Benjamin

Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Perelman Theater, The Kimmel Center · Philadelphia, PA

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Anthony Hamilton + Raheem DeVaughn

Friday, October 23, 2026 · 8 PM

Altria Theater · Richmond, VA

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Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with Mavis Staples

Friday, October 23, 2026 · 8 PM

NJPAC Prudential Hall · Newark, NJ

MAYSA at Yoshi’s

Friday, October 23, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Yoshi's Oakland · Oakland, CA

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Plunky & Oneness of Juju

Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 7 PM

Reveler · Richmond, VA

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FIRST NOTE: For The Love of R&B

Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 7 PM

National Museum of African American Music · Nashville, TN

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Sunday Jazz at The World Stage

Fourth Sunday of the month · 3 PM · Next: Sun, Oct 25 Recurring

The World Stage · Los Angeles, CA

$15 general; $10 jam musiciansDetails Get tickets

Marcus Miller

Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 7 PM

The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts · Red Bank, NJ

Morris Day & The Time + The S.O.S. Band

Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 7 PM

Orpheum Theatre · Memphis, TN

$63.85-$208.70Details Get tickets

Valerie Coleman & Friends: Reverie, Dreams of Harlem and Paris

Monday, October 26, 2026 · 7:30 PM

August Wilson African American Cultural Center · Pittsburgh, PA

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Gary Clark Jr. at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Humphreys Concerts by the Bay · San Diego, CA

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Wednesday Night Live: Nobuntu at the Gantt

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 7 PM

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture · Charlotte, NC

The Sun Ra Arkestra Halloween Spectacular

Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 6 PM

Keystone Korner Baltimore · Baltimore, MD

$55-$65 plus fees; $20 streaming passDetails Get tickets

Jodeci: 35th Anniversary Tour of Forever My Lady

Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 8 PM

Pearl Theater, Palms Casino Resort · Las Vegas, NV

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Kenny Garrett and Sounds From The Ancestors

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Dimitriou's Jazz Alley · Seattle, WA

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Unlimited Miles: Miles Davis at 100

Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 7:30 PM

The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts · Red Bank, NJ

We Are One X-perience: A Salute to Maze and Frankie Beverly

Friday, November 6, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Stockton University Performing Arts Center · Galloway, NJ

Jodeci

Friday, November 6, 2026 · 8 PM

Fox Theatre · Detroit, MI

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Will Downing at the Ritz

Friday, November 6, 2026 · 8 PM

The Ritz Theatre & Museum · Jacksonville, FL

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Babyface

Friday, November 6, 2026 · 9 PM

Tropicana Showroom at Tropicana Atlantic City · Atlantic City, NJ

Dwele at Yoshi’s

Friday, November 6, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Yoshi's · Oakland, CA

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Ms. Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean: Celebrating 30 Years of The Score

Friday, November 6, 2026 · 8 PM

Resorts World Theatre · Las Vegas, NV

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Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars Jazz Vespers

Saturday, November 7, 2026 · 6 PM

Bethany Baptist Church · Newark, NJ

Makaya McCraven at Reveler

Saturday, November 7, 2026 · 7 PM

Reveler · Richmond, VA

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Ruben Studdard: Masterpiece Tour at Yoshi’s

Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 7 PM

Yoshi's Oakland · Oakland, CA

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River City Jazz Masters: Wendell Brunious and The New Orleans Legends

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Manship Theatre (Shaw Center for the Arts) · Baton Rouge, LA

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Miles @100 with Jon Faddis & Friends

Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 7:30 PM

NJPAC Victoria Theater · Newark, NJ

The Four Tops

Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Dimitriou's Jazz Alley · Seattle, WA

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North Star Concert featuring Dr. Mark Lomax II

Friday, November 13, 2026 · 7 PM

Lincoln Theatre · Columbus, OH

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Gregory Porter with special guest Madeleine Peyroux

Friday, November 13, 2026 · 8 PM

NJPAC Prudential Hall · Newark, NJ

Vanessa Williams

Friday, November 13, 2026 · 8 PM

bergenPAC · Englewood, NJ

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KRS-ONE at Yoshi’s

Friday, November 13, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Yoshi's · Oakland, CA

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Adeva at Apollo Music Cafe

Saturday, November 14, 2026 · 10 PM

The Apollo Stages at The Victoria · New York, NY

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LOFT SESSIONS: Tutu D’Vyne

Monday, November 16, 2026 · 7 PM

Pastor's Study · Columbia, SC

$35; $29 members; $15 studentsDetails Get tickets

Jamila Woods: 10 Years of HEAVN

Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 8 PM

Wonder Ballroom · Portland, OR

$40-$56.25Details Get tickets

Ruben Studdard at Blues Alley

Friday, November 20, 2026 · 7 PM

Blues Alley · Washington, DC

$35-$60 plus $7 feeDetails Get tickets

Charles Lloyd Quartet

Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 3 PM

NJPAC Victoria Theater · Newark, NJ

Ben Vereen’s 80th Birthday Concert

Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 8 PM

NJPAC Prudential Hall · Newark, NJ

Chante Moore and Eric Roberson

Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Orpheum Theatre · Memphis, TN

$92.55-$139.20Details Get tickets

Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition

Sunday, November 22, 2026 · 3 PM

NJPAC Victoria Theater · Newark, NJ

Kindred The Family Soul at Keystone Korner

Friday, November 27, 2026 · 6 PM

Keystone Korner Baltimore · Baltimore, MD

$65-$75 plus fees; $20 streaming passDetails Get tickets

Kem

Friday, November 27, 2026 · 8 PM

Borgata Event Center · Atlantic City, NJ

The Temptations & The Four Tops

Friday, November 27, 2026 · 8 PM

Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena · Atlantic City, NJ

Rock The Bells Festival 2026

Sunday, November 29, 2026 · 7 PM

Prudential Center · Newark, NJ

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life 50th Anniversary Tour

Dec 8 to Dec 9, 2026 · 8 PM

Fox Theatre · Detroit, MI

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IN UNISON Christmas with Jenifer Lewis

Dec 10 to Dec 11, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Powell Hall · St. Louis, MO

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Dru Hill & Mya

Friday, December 11, 2026 · 8 PM

NJPAC Prudential Hall · Newark, NJ

Earth, Wind & Fire

Friday, December 11, 2026 · 8 PM

Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena · Atlantic City, NJ

Damien Escobar: The Art of a Gentleman Tour

Saturday, December 19, 2026 · 7:30 PM

The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts · Red Bank, NJ

Musiq Soulchild & Kindred the Family Soul

Saturday, December 19, 2026 · 8 PM

NJPAC Prudential Hall · Newark, NJ

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Darlene Love

Wednesday, December 23, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre, Count Basie Center for the Arts · Red Bank, NJ

Fisk Jubilee Singers

Saturday, February 6, 2027 · 7:30 PM

Stockton University Performing Arts Center · Galloway, NJ